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Thor With

1918 – 1997

Norwegian bishop

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Lived 1918 – 1997 (aged 79). Thor With was a Norwegian theologian, lutheran pastor and priest.

Thor Scherffenberg With was a Norwegian bishop and theologian in the Church of Norway. He was bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin from 1977 until 1987.

Thor With was born on 14 January 1918 in the village of Honningsvåg in Nordkapp Municipality in far northern Norway. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1943 and was ordained as a priest in 1946. He completed further studies of the Northern Sami language in 1950 from the University of Oslo.

With served as the acting parish priest in Narvik from 1947 until 1949. He then was an assistant priest at Tromsø Cathedral from 1949–1950. In 1950 he became the rector of the Sami folk high school in Karasjok Municipality, a position he held until 1957. He next was the parish priest in Tana Municipality from 1957 until 1961. In 1961 he became the secretary general of the Norwegian Sami Mission . In 1968 he left Northern Norway and became the head chaplain at the Deaconess Hospital in Oslo, where he stayed until 1975. In 1975, he became the Dean of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. Then in 1977, he succeeded Per Juvkam as the new bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin, based in the city of Bergen. He retired in 1987.

With died on 5 June 1997 at the age of 79.

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University of Oslo
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Who was Thor With?

Norwegian bishop

When was Thor With born?

Thor With was born on 14 January 1918 in Honningsvåg.

When did Thor With die?

Thor With died on 5 June 1997 in Norway.

What was Thor With's occupation?

Thor With was a theologian, lutheran pastor and priest.

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Thor With was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Thor With

· Wikidata: Q15636286

· DBpedia: Thor With

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